Białka Tatrzańska
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Białka Tatrzańska is a village in Poland.
Elevation: about 692 m above sea level. Population: 2,318 (2021). Mountains nearby: Podhale and Spiš.
Here and nearby on the site: 1 spa or thermal pool.
Facts: Wikidata, OpenStreetMap. More on Wikipedia
Trails nearby
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ModerateOne-dayMarkedTrybsz Polana PodokólneElevation profile661–902 m14.6 kmascent 468 m≈ 4.5 h walking1.6 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedBrzeźnica KacwinElevation profile220–1 289 m143 kmascent 4 206 m2.4 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedZakopane Dursztynvia SzaflaryElevation profile595–1 018 m35.5 kmascent 514 m≈ 10 h walking4.1 km from the centre
HardMulti-dayMarkedChochołów Trzy Kopce PassElevation profile469–1 132 m65.7 kmascent 1 966 m4.3 km from the centre
EasyOne-dayMarkedMałe Ciche Stasikówka Małe Ciche WysokieElevation profile808–1 047 m3.5 kmascent 2 m≈ 60 min walking7.7 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedFalsztyn Saddle above ŁapszankaElevation profile579–1 021 m13.3 kmascent 556 m≈ 4.5 h walking8.5 km from the centrePeaks nearby
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PeakNosalZakopanealtitude 1 206 m16 km from the centre1 trail to the topNosal is a low, wooded 1,206 m summit in the Western Tatras, right above Kuźnice on the south-eastern edge of Zakopane.
PeakGubałówkaZakopanealtitude 1 126 m16 km from the centreGubałówka is a long, gentle hill above the north-western part of Zakopane and the best-known summit of the Gubałówka Foothills in Podhale.
PeakTurbaczObidowaaltitude 1 310 m16 km from the centreTurbacz is the highest peak of the Gorce Mountains, 1,310 m high, lying at the very centre of the range in southern Lesser Poland, about 30 km north of Zakopane.
PeakWdżarKluszkowcealtitude 767 m17 km from the centreWdżar is a 767 m mountain above the village of Kluszkowce in the Czorsztyn municipality of Lesser Poland Voivodeship.
PeakMajerzHałuszowaaltitude 689 m18 km from the centreMajerz is a gentle 689 m hill in the western part of the Czorsztyn Pieniny, the westernmost group of the Pieniny proper.
PeakMacelakSromowce Wyżnealtitude 857 m20 km from the centre1 trail to the topMacelak is an 857 m summit, the second highest in the Czorsztyn Pieniny after Nowa Góra. It lies on the main ridge of the Pieniny Proper, in the Pieniny National Park,...What to visit
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Water parks & thermal poolsTerma BaniaBiałka Tatrzańskaunder 1 km from the centreTerma Bania is a large thermal water park in the village of Białka Tatrzańska, at the foot of the Kotelnica ski slope.
MuseumKorkosz Farmstead in Czarna GóraCzarna Góra2.2 km from the centreThe Korkosz Farmstead (Zagroda Korkoszów) is a branch of the Tatra Museum in Czarna Góra, one of the fourteen villages of Polish Spiš, founded at the turn of the 16th...
MuseumSołtys Farmstead in JurgówJurgów6.4 km from the centreThe Sołtys Farmstead (Zagroda Sołtysów) is a branch of the Tatra Museum in Jurgów, the south-westernmost village of Polish Spiš, three kilometres from Bukowina...
LakeLake CzorsztynFalsztyn14 km from the centreLake Czorsztyn (Jezioro Czorsztyńskie) is a reservoir on the Dunajec river in the Nowy Targ Basin, between the Pieniny and the Gorce.
WaterfallKacwinianka Waterfalls, KacwinKacwin14 km from the centreThe waterfalls of the Kacwinianka are several natural steps on the river that flows through the Spiš village of Kacwin, in the commune of Łapsze Niżne, Nowy Targ...
Mountain meadowRusinowa PolanaBrzegialtitude 1 210 m15 km from the centreRusinowa Polana is a large mountain glade in the Polish High Tatras, between Gęsia Szyja (1,489 m) and Goły Wierch (1,205 m), inside the Tatra National Park (TPN).Craft nearby
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Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorący Potok (Szaflary)Bańska Niżna6 km from the centreTermy Gorący Potok is a complex of outdoor thermal pools in Szaflary, between Nowy Targ and Zakopane, about 15 km from Zakopane.
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Szaflary (Termy Podhalańskie)Bańska Niżna6.1 km from the centreTermy Szaflary is a thermal complex in the village of Szaflary, between Nowy Targ and Zakopane. It used to be known as Termy Podhalańskie, a name still found in older...
Crafts & workshopsDrewutnia, Bukowina Tatrzańska: glass painting workshops and highland furnitureBukowina Tatrzańska7 km from the centreDrewutnia ("the woodshed") calls itself a "shop for cultural needs". It is the family business of the Kuchtas of Bukowina Tatrzańska, who say they have lived here...
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy BukovinaBukowina Tatrzańska7.8 km from the centreTermy Bukovina is a modern thermal pool complex in Bukowina Tatrzańska, a village lying about a thousand metres above sea level on the edge of the Tatra National Park.
Cheese dairies & pasturesU Jancoka Shepherd's Hut, Brzegi: oscypek from Poland's first female bacaBrzegi8.2 km from the centreThe U Jancoka shepherd's hut (bacówka) stands beside regional road 960, which runs from Bukowina Tatrzańska to the Łysa Polana border crossing, in the village of Brzegi.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineKarcma u Borzanka, Nowy Targ: highland food in an 18th-century innNowy Targ11 km from the centreKarcma u Borzanka is a highland tavern in the oldest coaching inn of Nowy Targ, the capital of Podhale.Spas and thermal pools nearby
Water parks & thermal poolsTerma BaniaBiałka Tatrzańskaunder 1 km from the centreTerma Bania is a large thermal water park in the village of Białka Tatrzańska, at the foot of the Kotelnica ski slope.
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Gorący Potok (Szaflary)Bańska Niżna6 km from the centreTermy Gorący Potok is a complex of outdoor thermal pools in Szaflary, between Nowy Targ and Zakopane, about 15 km from Zakopane.
Water parks & thermal poolsTermy Szaflary (Termy Podhalańskie)Bańska Niżna6.1 km from the centreTermy Szaflary is a thermal complex in the village of Szaflary, between Nowy Targ and Zakopane. It used to be known as Termy Podhalańskie, a name still found in older...Huts, shelters and springs nearby
Getting there from Ukraine
Border crossings
- Krakovets – Korczowa — road, 24/7
- Shehyni – Medyka — road, 24/7 Pedestrian crossing is not confirmed by the Ukrainian border service — check dpsu.gov.ua before the trip.
- Smilnytsia – Krościenko — road, 24/7
- Hrushiv – Budomierz — road, 24/7
- Mostyska – Przemyśl (rail) — rail, 24/7
By car
Lviv – Zakopane ≈421 km, ≈5 h 10 min without border queues. Route: M-10 Lviv – Krakovets → Krakovets – Korczowa checkpoint → A4 motorway (Rzeszów – Tarnów – Kraków) → Kraków southern bypass → S7/DK7 → DK47 ('Zakopianka') via Nowy Targ → Zakopane. The A4 Katowice – Kraków section (Balice and Mysłowice toll plazas) is tolled, but this route does not use it. In summer and at weekends the DK47 near Zakopane is often congested.
Checked 23.10.2026; border crossing hours and timetables change — check before you travel.
